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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Matters

From time to time, the Company may be involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in such matters may arise and harm the Company’s business. Except as otherwise disclosed in this Note 10, “Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Matters,” the Company is currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that it believes will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or operating results.
Title V Air Permit Renewal Litigation and Stipulation of Settlement

In June 2022, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) denied the Company’s application to renew the Title V Air Permit for the New York Facility. The Company pursued administrative review of that determination, which was ultimately affirmed by NYSDEC’s Regional Director for Region 7 on May 8, 2024, rendering the denial final for purposes of judicial review. On August 15, 2024, the Company filed a verified petition and complaint pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Yates County (the “Court”), seeking to annul NYSDEC’s denial of the renewal application and obtain declaratory and injunctive relief relating to NYSDEC’s interpretation and application of the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.

On November 14, 2024, the Court issued a decision annulling NYSDEC’s denial of the renewal application and remanding the matter to NYSDEC for further proceedings. The Company subsequently filed a notice of appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Fourth Judicial Department (the “Fourth Department”), seeking review of certain aspects of the Court’s decision. Administrative proceedings concerning the renewal application resumed before NYSDEC following the Court’s remand.

On November 7, 2025, the Company entered into a Stipulation of Settlement (the “Stipulation”) with NYSDEC intended to resolve the ongoing administrative and judicial proceedings concerning renewal of the Title V Air Permit for the New York Facility consistent with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (“CLCPA”). Pursuant to the Stipulation, the Company submitted to NYSDEC an application (the “Application”) supplementing the renewal application to incorporate new greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions limits and related monitoring and reporting requirements set forth in the Stipulation. NYSDEC agreed to process the Application pursuant to the New York State Uniform Procedures Act and 6 NYCRR Part 621 and to issue a draft five-year Title V Air Permit modification and renewal (the “Draft Title V Air Permit”) incorporating the conditions set forth in the Stipulation.

While the Stipulation provides a pathway toward resolution of the permit renewal process, there can be no assurance that a final Title V Air Permit will ultimately be issued, that the Company will be able to comply with the stipulated GHG limits, or that third-party challenges will not delay or prevent final resolution. The Company’s inability to obtain a final Title V Air Permit for the New York Facility could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

NYDIG Arbitration

On May 1, 2026, NY 1 Mining LLC f/k/a RIGS NY 1 LLC, an affiliate of NYDIG ABL LLC (“NY 1 Mining”), filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association against Greenidge South Carolina LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Greenidge South Carolina”), which serves as counterparty to the hosting services agreement and related orders with affiliates of NYDIG ABL LLC (collectively as in effect from time to time, the “NYDIG Hosting Agreement”). The arbitration demand centers on a dispute regarding the interpretation of the NYDIG Hosting Agreement and a related
order, including whether Greenidge South Carolina is required to pay NY 1 Mining a percentage of net profits from the sale of excess energy generated at the Company’s New York Facility during periods in which NY 1 Mining’s bitcoin mining machines were curtailed for unprofitability. NY 1 Mining alleges that Greenidge South Carolina breached the NYDIG Hosting Agreement and the related order by improperly excluding such curtailment periods when calculating amounts allegedly due to NY 1 Mining. NY 1 Mining asserts claims for breach of contract and declaratory judgment and seeks compensatory damages of approximately $1.2 million, with additional damages allegedly accruing monthly, as well as declaratory relief, attorneys’ fees, arbitration fees and costs, interest and such other relief as the arbitrator may deem appropriate. The Company disputes the allegations and intends to vigorously defend the matter. Based on the preliminary nature of this proceeding, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome to the Company or the magnitude of such outcome, if any.

Mississippi Warehouse Property Sale and Related Litigation

On April 27, 2026, Greenidge Mississippi LLC (“Greenidge Mississippi”), an affiliate of the Company, entered into a Commercial Purchase and Sale Agreement, as amended, with an unrelated third party, pursuant to which Greenidge Mississippi agreed to sell a 5.6-acre tract of land with over 73,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space located in Columbus, Mississippi for a purchase price of $1.08 million, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The agreement provides for a $150,000 earnest money deposit and contemplates closing within 45 days after the effective date, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the agreement.

On May 1, 2026, a prior prospective purchaser of the property filed a petition in the Chancery Court of Lowndes County, Mississippi against Greenidge Mississippi and the applicable broker. The petition alleges, among other things, that the prior prospective purchaser entered into a prior contract with Greenidge Mississippi for the purchase of the property and that Greenidge Mississippi is attempting to market, sell or otherwise transfer the property to another purchaser. The petition seeks temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to restrain Greenidge Mississippi and related parties from selling, conveying, transferring, encumbering or otherwise disposing of the property to any person or entity other than the prior prospective purchaser, as well as related equitable relief.

On or about May 8, 2026, the prior prospective purchaser filed an amended notice of lis pendens in Lowndes County, Mississippi relating to the property. The amended notice of lis pendens states that the pending action may affect title to the property and identifies the property as the real property at issue in the litigation.

The Company disputes the allegations and intends to vigorously defend the matter. Based on the preliminary nature of this proceeding, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome to the Company or the magnitude of such outcome, if any.

Environmental Liabilities

The Company has a coal combustion residual (“CCR”) liability associated with the closure of a coal ash pond located on the Company’s property in Torrey, New York. In accordance with ASC 410-30, the Company has a liability of $17.3 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. CCRs are subject to federal and state requirements. In October 2023, the Company completed the necessary steps to officially cease use of the coal ash pond. Following this occurring, the Company is required to complete the remediation of the coal ash pond CCR by November 2028 and will perform the work in stages over the next four years. On October 1, 2025, the Company provided a beneficial use demonstration to support a two-year extension of the deadline to initiate closure. With this two-year extension, the deadline for Greenidge to either initiate closure of the onsite CCR surface impoundment (C-Pond) or to demonstrate the need for an additional two-year extension under 40 C.F.R. § 257.102(e)(2)(ii) will be October 10, 2027. Further economic and viability analysis is required in order to initiate a material change to the closure plan. The Company has continued to estimate the liability using the prior closure and disposal assumptions as further analysis required to support the beneficial use assumptions is not yet available. The Company intends to use the two year closure extension to perform this analysis and therefore has updated its closure timeline assumptions to reflect this longer time frame to complete the closure work.

Estimates are based on various assumptions including, but not limited to, closure and post-closure cost estimates, timing of expenditures, escalation factors, and requirements of granted permits. Additional adjustments to the environment liability may occur periodically due to changes in remediation requirements regarding CCRs or the potential for beneficial use thereof which the Company is currently exploring, each of which may lead to material changes in estimates and assumptions.

The Company owns and operates a fully permitted landfill that also acts as a leachate treatment facility. In accordance with ASC 410-30, Environmental Obligations (“ASC 410-30”), the Company has recorded an environmental liability of $13.7 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. As required by NYSDEC, companies with landfills are required
to fund a trust to cover closure costs and expenses after the landfill has stopped operating or, in lieu of a trust, may negotiate to maintain a letter of credit guaranteeing the payment of the liability. Estimates are based on various assumptions including, but not limited to, closure and post-closure cost estimates, timing of expenditures, escalation factors, and requirements of granted permits. Additional adjustments to the environment liability may occur periodically due to potential changes in estimates and assumptions. The liability has been determined based on estimated costs to remediate as well as post-closure costs which are assumed over an approximate 30-year period and assumes an annual inflation rate of 2.4%. The Company deposited an additional $0.4 million into a trust during the first quarter of 2026 in connection with the environmental liabilities, which is presented in other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of March 31, 2026, there was $1.8 million held in the trust.

Commitments
The Company entered into a contract with Empire Pipeline Incorporated (“Empire”) in September 2020, which provides for the transportation to its pipeline of 15,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day, approximately $0.2 million per month. The contract ends in September 2030 and may be terminated by either party with 12 months’ notice after the initial 10-year period.
In January 2024, the Company entered into a five-year capacity lease agreement, which provides the Company with 7.5 MW of self-mining capacity. The Company began mining in April 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $0.9 million of variable costs in connection with the capacity lease agreement, which is included within Cost of revenue - cryptocurrency mining (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. There was $1.0 million variable lease cost in connection with the capacity lease agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
In June 2024, the Company entered into an operating lease, which has a term of five years. The Company recorded a ROU asset and lease liability of $0.2 million, which are included in Other long-term assets and Other long-term liabilities, respectively, upon commencement of such operating lease in August 2024.